"At the end of the period, all the families that the general contacted were selected according to the requirements of the master. They were the Qiao family, the Luo family, the Yan family, the Ren family, and the Yang family. They were all the Jin family, and each had hundreds or even thousands of weavers. No wait.”
While talking, Li Qianzhe handed over a list of names.
The people in Sichuan have their own popular sentiments. The powerful people in other places show their strength by occupying land and raising soldiers. However, whether the powerful people in Shu have enough dignity depends on whether they can weave Shu brocade. Being able to make brocade means that there are mulberry fields and there are Weavers can be called old money only if they have inherited skills, private armed forces, etc.
Take the Qiao clan of Brazil as an example. If Li Tai remembers correctly, celebrities of the Qiao clan have appeared in the annals of history as early as the Three Kingdoms period. During the Eastern Jin Dynasty, they even established a separatist regime in Shu. Unexpectedly, it has reached this point. At the end of the Northern and Southern Dynasties, the Qiao family was still active in Shu, and their historical origins were even longer than that of the Li family in Longxi.
Li Qianzhe recorded the situation of these families in detail, including how many direct clan members there were, what official positions they held in Shu, as well as how many weaving households each family had and the approximate output of Shu brocade.
When the several families are added together, there are thousands of weavers, and they can produce thousands of pieces of brocade every year. Part of this needs to be turned over to the Chengdu government, and the rest is at the disposal of each family.
Li Tai was a little disappointed when he saw this figure. After a period of trial and accumulation, the white sugar production process here has already been matured. When the scale is expanded, the annual output will be tens of thousands of kilograms. Even if the price It can't be sold at the high price of this first time, but it's definitely not much lower. It's far from being able to afford such a small amount of Shu brocade.
Moreover, it is already the 16th year of the Great Unification, and it will not be long before Shuzhong will also face the situation. Once the Tai government sends other troops to capture Shuzhong, then Li Tai will have to be a little cautious about anything he wants to do. , not as free as now.
Therefore, this business should not be done slowly and slowly. It is necessary to squeeze out as much wealth as possible in Shuzhong in a short period of time, trying to leave an empty shell for the Tai government.
There is no doubt about the gold-absorbing ability of white sugar, but what is currently limited is the sales channel. It's not that those thousands of pieces of gold are not greedy, but Li Tai's requirements are higher.
After pondering for a while, he looked at Li Qianzhe and said: "It is still a bit slow for these few companies to buy brocade. Can you try to attract more brocade makers? The price of sugar can be lowered, so as to replace as much as possible. of Shu Brocade."
Li Qianzhe did not have Li Tai's far-sighted vision. After hearing Li Tai's words, he slowly shook his head and said: "It's not that the general is afraid of difficulties, it's just that the Shu people pay special attention to local talents and are narrow-minded and aggressive. If they don't compete with the Brazilian tribes Negotiations may make it difficult for foreign goods to pass through the territory smoothly.
At the end of the year, I heard a lot about the disciples of various families pretending to be bandits and roaming the countryside to plunder. Now I have difficulty escorting the goods into Sichuan with soldiers. Whether the goods are safe or not depends on the strength of the country. We can still advance and retreat freely in border trade, and go deep into the country. When walking, it is inevitable that good or bad luck will be uncertain!"
Li Tai was speechless when he heard this. The isolated geographical environment in the middle of Shu is difficult to determine the general trend of the world, but if the powerful people in the country just stay in the country and live their lives guarding their own one-third of an acre, then the stubbornness of these powerful people It is much more powerful and powerful than other regions. For example, the Qiao clan, which has been struggling since the Three Kingdoms period and is still very active today, is an example.
"Actually, if Master Lang is not limited to the brocade family, but only asks for Shu brocade, there is no other way."
Li Qianzhe pondered for a moment and then spoke again: "The reason why this transaction into Sichuan was able to be concluded was because a countryman from that region came forward to arbitrate, and the two parties reached a price. Why is his name Xihu?
Jia Hu, who was born in the Western Regions, became extremely wealthy by doing business for many years, and has since settled in Shu.
Because he was familiar with merchant affairs and the prices of things, he was called into the palace by King Wuling and appointed as Cangcao to join the army. He was in charge of the gold and silk trade in the palace. He was named Xizhou Dajia. His valuations were highly praised by the current people. Because of his new house in Shu, he
The orihu has not yet been raised."
Being able to make brocade is not only a difference in the means of livelihood, but also a symbol of the status of powerful people in Shu, such as whether the powerful families in other places have inherited the classics and righteousness. Even if a family in Shu is ruined and reduced to abject poverty,
, but it is still possible to turn around with a few exclusive products.
"Although various brocade makers have slave laborers, the number is never as high as that of Yizhou Prefecture. Chengdu alone has tens of thousands of weavers under its supervision, and it also harvests in prefectures and counties, and the government treasury receives tens of thousands of brocade workers every year.
The horses are huge. These brocades are easy to buy and sell in the market. The state leader only inspects them briefly, and the actual transactions are still carried out by the officials.
He Xihu also liked frost sugar very much, and he paid a high price for it because of his appreciation. Many powerful people also agreed with him. If he could communicate with him, tens of thousands of pieces of brocade would come in and out, and it would be easy to fulfill the master's wish.
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Hearing what Li Qianzhe said, Li Tai's eyes lit up. The reason why he was eager to hoard a large amount of Shu brocade was to prevent the Tai government from seizing Shuzhong, relying on the high-quality Shu brocade and Longyou.
Director Yuwen's cooperation took away the dominance of Longyou's business in one fell swoop.
Of course, it is best to be able to grasp the source of Sichuan brocade production in one fell swoop, but it seems to be quite difficult now. After all, Shu brocade production has a long history, and a series of local interests-related orders have already been formed in Sichuan. It is difficult to rely solely on remote control from overseas.
At this point, even if white sugar has a temporary high price, it will be difficult to shake this pillar industry in Sichuan.
Therefore, we can only settle for the next best thing, by hoarding and manipulating prices to affect the price trend of Shu Brocade in a short period of time, so as to achieve our own goals. This idea proposed by Li Qianzhe is worthy of careful consideration and in-depth exploration.
"Several wealthy families in Brazil can continue to participate in commerce, but they need to send their children as hostages. They need to build a city on the border to receive goods and trade, and they can get 10% of each transaction in the city. When the number of transactions is reached,
With over 100,000 pieces of Sichuan brocade, I can teach each family how to make sugar."
Li Tai said as he thought, since he couldn't get around these local powerful people, he could only tie up the profits. He didn't mind sharing the profits with others, as long as he had somewhere to go, he would be able to come back one day.
"One hundred thousand horses..."
When Li Qianzhe heard this number, he couldn't help but stare in surprise. Even one hundred thousand pieces of silk was not a small number, let alone one hundred thousand pieces of brocade!
Li Tai glanced at Li Qianzhe who was making a fuss. How much is one hundred thousand pieces of Shu brocade? It is said that when the Shu Han was destroyed, there were still more than two hundred thousand pieces of Shu brocade in the treasury. This was certainly the result of years of accumulation by the Shu Han regime, but Wuling
Wang Xiaoji has been in charge of Shuzhong for many years, and there is probably a lot of accumulation in the treasury.
In the future, even if the Tai government captures Shuzhong, it will be difficult to organize and resume the production of Shu brocade immediately, so it is very important to clear the inventory in Shuzhong.
Although it is difficult to achieve large-scale transactions of a single commodity in the short term, when it comes to strategic value and convenient transportation and storage, as well as its own market value and scarcity, white sugar is not far behind compared to Shu Jin, and in some places it is even better.
"After those wealthy families have sent in their hostages, they will deliver one thousand catties every half month. Tell He Xihu, the Hu man, that if he can facilitate this trade, there will be a huge reward here, which can be distributed to Longyou and Shannan.
Extract it, or send it directly to Shu. If you don't like goods, you can also send your son to do so. I can use it in the mansion or recommend it to the court, it all depends on your wishes."
Nowadays, Li Tai's brand is also very bright, and he can bribe ministers of other countries with ease. It can be said that he is full of temptation.
Of course, for such a large deal, it was impossible for him to rely entirely on a Hu official in the middle of Shu. He still had to make two preparations: "If all parties involved in the negotiation are unwilling to cooperate, then they will directly send envoys to the middle of Shu to meet with King Wuling."
Please open mutual trade. If he doesn’t allow it, I will cooperate with Jiangling to guard the river and trap him in Shu!"
The stronger a person is, the more choices he has. The reason why Li Tai does not want to send people directly to Shuzhong to threaten Xiao Laoba is mainly because he does not want to make his behavior of emptying Shuzhong's treasury too obvious, otherwise he will be controlled when he comes.
When the market price of Shu brocade is up, it is inevitable that the relationship with the Taiwanese government will be a bit ugly.